Recruit Institute of Technology, RIT, is an innovation hub within Recruit Holdings, a company that has over 162 subsidiaries, 31,000 employees, and annual revenues of $12.9 Billion (in 2015). Recruit Holdings' primary businesses are in the space of Human Resources and Lifestyle Internet Services.

The mission of RIT is to Impact the world through improving products and services of Recruit Holdings and through broader advancement of scientific knowledge and development of novel digital artifacts.

RIT is developing a global network of innovation that includes world class research, relationships with top universities, startups in AI and IoT, data collaboration partners, companies in the Recruit Group, and companies in the portfolio of Recruit Strategic Partners and Indeed.